Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-16
LOOKING TO 1855,
NOTHING DONE But ORGANIZE YRsrERDAY-A MASS
MEETING AT COOPER UNION.

NOTHING DONE But ORGANIZE YRsrERDAY-A MASS
MEETING AT cooPER UNION.
In taking the chair as temporary chairman OF
the convention OF republican clubs In New York
yesterday Mr.. Daniel J. Ryan, OF Ohio said: ave
here 10 reoganze the clubs OF the country into
permanent organizations; we are here to boom
the republican party and not any one In It. We are
here on most important business occasion. Be-
lieving we must get down 70 business, I shall now
ask your pleasure"
Secretaries were then chosen and a vice presi-
dent for each State selected No other work was
DONE and the convention then adjourned till to-
day.
Several committees met at 4 O'Clock. Senator
Chandler OF New Hampshire was chosen chair
OF New York, OF the credentials: E. III. Cruger OF
Michigan, Of the permanent convention organiza.
Jas Boyle, OF Ohio, of the league clubs organiza-
ton
Cooper Union. Among those on the platform were
Judge Tenney, OF California; W. G. veasey Judge
Walter c. Denton and Hon. p Redneld, OF ver-
mont; f. A. sumner, OF Minnesota; simon Wolf,
OF Washington; and Hon. Mahlon Chance Jno.
B. Foster called the meeting TO order and Edward
p. Bartlett was chosen chairman. He introduced
the colored orator, JnO r. Lynch. OF Mississippi.
Mr.. Lynch said he was there TO speak on the sup
preston Of the southern vote. In his part Of the
country they believed that up here there were re-
publicans who believe that speaking OF the sup
preston Of the Southern vote Is waving the bloody
snlIt but nc WOulu explain what the suppression
meant. Jefferson Davis Is a former constituent OF
his He thought he would still represent that dis
trict II a fair vote could be had. BY form OF law
Cleveland Is President, but morally he has no
more right there than he has to the throne OF
Great Britain. Mr.. Cleveland could no more get
the electoral votes OF Mississippi, Louisiana, and
south Carolina than he could those OF Pennsyl-
wanna. Vermont, and Ohio. There are over 20 600
more colored men than white in Mississippi. Not
less than one-third OF the whites vote the repuD-
ucan ticket. and no more than One-tenth Of the
blacks vote the democratic ticket yet the state Is
always safely and surely democratic.
Hon. C. 3. NOyes, OF Boston, speaker OF the house
OF representatives OF Massachusetts,, was the next
speaker. He commended the address OF Mr.. Lynch
He said although he came from the state of i'm
maculate mugwumps he wanted 70 do all he could
to remedy the last republican defeat. He consid-
cred the tariff OF small importance compared to
the question OF human rights-the question OF the
South. letter from John s. Wise, OF Virginia.
was read. He did not speak hopefully OF vlrgnia's
republican votes. He thought the only clubs that
would be OF use there were the hickory clubs.
II was clearly apparent that the overwhelming
sentiment OF che meeting was for Blaine IL Is ex-
pected that the delegates will get down to bus-
ness to-day, and devise some scheme of uniform
action. The main object OF this conference, as In
dicaIed In Mr.. Fosters address, Is TO reclaim the
states that were formerly republican, but which,
since Cleveland's election, have shown tendency
toward democracy.